Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km SSW of Darrington, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Darrington, Washington on Tue, Dec 17, 1985, 1:16 AM PST (09:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 9 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-17 09:16:31 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.157° N, 121.642° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km ESE of Quilcene, Washington · 14895 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.93 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14894 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.50 km W of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14885 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.64 km ESE of Cathcart, Washington · 14881 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.79 km E of Verlot, Washington · 14876 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.78 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14876 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.33 km N of Hamilton, Washington · 14875 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.810 km S of Darrington, Washington · 14873 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.76 km W of Port Townsend, Washington · 14870 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.18 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.87 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14869 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.73 km ESE of Indianola, Washington · 14868 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.84 km NW of Skykomish, Washington · 14867 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.90 km ENE of Clyde Hill, Washington · 14865 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.80 km S of Big Lake, Washington · 14864 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.27 km NNW of Kingston, Washington · 14862 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.45 km SW of Hansville, Washington · 14861 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.68 km NE of Tanner, Washington · 14861 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.55 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14861 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.52 km WNW of East Hill-Meridian, Washington · 14859 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.96 km ENE of Verlot, Washington · 14851 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.45 km ESE of Black Diamond, Washington · 14848 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.511 km NNE of North Sultan, Washington · 14847 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.920 km NNE of Concrete, Washington · 14846 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.713 km WNW of Leavenworth, Washington · 14844 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.112 km ESE of Tanner, Washington · 14843 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.53 km N of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 14842 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.59 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14841 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.83 km SW of Bainbridge Island, Washington · 14841 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.03 km NNW of White Center, Washington · 14841 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.19 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14841 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 3.99 km NE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14841 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.28 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14841 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.79 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14840 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.69 km NNE of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 14840 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14916 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.732 km E of Glacier, Washington · 14918 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.68 km ESE of Verlot, Washington · 14920 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10199158. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.